Bill > HB1419

This bill addresses electric distribution system support services, focusing on energy storage and data use. It requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to develop pilot programs for compensating owners and aggregators of distributed energy resources (DERs), which are small-scale electricity generation or storage systems like solar panels or home batteries. The bill clarifies that participants in these pilot programs will not be classified as electric companies solely due to their participation. It explicitly allows electric companies, private entities, and DER aggregators to offer energy storage to residential customers outside of the pilot programs. The bill also enables electric companies to use customer-owned DER usage and production data for program administration. Additionally, the bill mandates that the PSC evaluate energy storage programs from other states by January 1, 2026, and collaborate with electric companies and stakeholders to design programs to expand home and business energy storage by June 1, 2026. The legislation supports the state's goals of improving electric system reliability and promoting distributed energy resources, with provisions to help electric companies recover program-related costs and incentivize DER participation.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1419?ys=2025RS